Past UROP funding recipient discovers ‘āina-based kuleana at UH
December 17th, 2021
Kahealani Acosta, a past UROP funding recipient, is featured in UH Mānoa’s “Finding Our Kuleana” campaign. In this campaign, Acosta shares her personal narrative of purpose and sense of responsibility as a Native Hawaiian student. Acosta’s UROP project examined the effects of nutrient deficiencies in the Hawaiian breadfruit (‘ulu), wherein she deprived the breadfruit of a single nutrient at a time and analyzed the resulting growth. She continues her study of ‘ulu as a food source as she pursues a graduate degree in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences from the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).